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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His family name is romanized as either "Kudo" or "Kudou", depending on the medium.
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* AffectionateNickname: Refers to Kiyoka as "Bocchan" (which is generally translated as "young master"). This is a rather common form of address for a master-servant relationship, but since Kiyoka is in his late twenties it comes off as affectionate.
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* AllForNothing: How Kanoko views her husband's first marriage: Shinichi was forced to marry Miyo's mother Sumi in an effort to bear Gifted children. However, Miyo appeared to be born without a Gift, while Kaya had a Gift despite being born by a giftless mother.
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* ThousandYardStare: She begins the story often having a blank gaze emphasized by the shadow of her bangs hanging over her eyes, giving the impression she's been running on autopilot under the abuse of her family.
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* IAmNotPretty: She believes herself to be ugly, especially when compared to Kaya. This is due to her low self-esteem that comes from years of abuse.
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* IAmNotPretty: She believes herself to be ugly, especially when compared to Kaya. This is due to her low self-esteem that which comes from years of abuse.
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* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. [[spoiler:Miyo does indeed have an ability, but it was secretly sealed by her birth mother in order to protect her from her maternal family]].
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* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. [[spoiler:Miyo does indeed have an ability, but it was secretly sealed by her birth mother in order to protect her from those who would exploit her]].
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:With the seal on hermaternal family]].Gift weakening, Miyo's DreamWalker power began to manifest itself and subjects the poor girl to hyper-realistic nightmares of her past traumas]].
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:With the seal on her
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The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but soon discovers that she is far different.
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The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but he soon discovers that she is far different.
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* CoolOldLady: She is very kind and caring to her charges, always ready to provide some wisdom to the budding couple in her care and as a long-time servant of a prestigious family, she is quite observant.
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* CoolOldLady: She is very kind and caring to her charges, always ready to provide some wisdom to the budding couple in her care care, and as a long-time servant of a prestigious family, she is quite observant.
* ShipperOnDeck: Very much approves of Miyo and Kiyoka's relationship.
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* AbusiveParents: Shinichi was both neglectful and an enabler of his wife's abuse on their both their children. While Miyo took the brunt of the abuse, Kaya was also subjected to emotional abuse with the implication that if she couldn't meet her parents' standards then she join Miyo.
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* {{Seer}}: The Gift of the Saimori family, although Kaya is the only one able to use it.
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* {{Seer}}: {{Seers}}: The Gift of the Saimori family, although Kaya is the only one able to use it.
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The head of the Saimori family and Miyo and Kaya's father. He had already fallen in love with Kanoko, but agrees to an ArrangedMarriage with Miyo's mother in the hopes of siring a child with the Usuba family's gift. After his first wife passes and it seems that Miyo did not inherit the power, he has her act as a servant so she can be of some use and marries Kanoko.
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The head of the Saimori family and Miyo and Kaya's father. He had already fallen in love with Kanoko, Kanoko but agrees to an ArrangedMarriage with Miyo's mother in the hopes of siring a child with the Usuba family's gift. After his first wife passes and it seems that Miyo did not inherit the power, he has her act as a servant so she can be of some use useful and marries Kanoko.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she does appear prettier than Miyo, Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Miyo and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Kouji even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of her family, her fiancé becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat. Most of this behavior stems from her horribly toxic upbringing.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Miyo and get away with itScott free.Scott-free. If she had settled for Kouji even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of her family, her fiancé becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
*{{Seer}}: {{Seers}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her see Grotesquerie and remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm. charm.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Miyo and get away with it
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* PlayingWithFire: His has a powerful pyrokinetic Gift, but is ultimately no match for Kiyoka.
* TheDandy: Always shown immaculately groomed and in flamboyant, floral pattern yukatas.
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* KissingCousins: [[spoiler: He wanted to marry Miyo and even fought Kiyoka for her (and won), but he eventually gives up on her because he can tell that she's much happier with Kiyoka]].
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* KissingCousins: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He wanted to marry Miyo and even fought Kiyoka for her (and won), but he eventually gives up on her because he can tell that she's much happier with Kiyoka]].Kiyoka]].
* MasterOfIllusions: [[spoiler:His Gift]].
* MasterOfIllusions: [[spoiler:His Gift]].
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* AbusiveParents: Far more so than her husband. Much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanoko is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanoko berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
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* AbusiveParents: Far more so than Most of the abuse Miyo suffered was at her husband. Much hands. As much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanoko is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanoko berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: He was well-aware of the abuse Miyo endured in the Saimori home, and chose to ignore it. Why? Because he coveted Miyo's Usuba blood and wanted the Saimori's to cast her aside as soon as possible so he could take her into his home. And it worked...but they sent her off to the Kudou family instead.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Far more shrewd than his playboy attitude would suggest. Even Kiyoka admits that he's a capable successor to his father.
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[[folder:Tadakiyo Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
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Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
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[[folder:Tadakiyo Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
[[folder:Yoshito Godo]]
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Kiyoka's subordinate.
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* MotorMouth: Much to Kudou's annoyance.
* SmarterThanYouLook: When meeting for dinner to accept Miyo's thanks, Godo goofs around and jokingly asks for Miyo to marry him instead (which she politely declines). A chapter at the end of Volume 2 of the manga reveals this performance to be a SecretTestOfCharacter for Miyo, with Godo making sure that she isn't trying to manipulate Kudou.
* SmarterThanYouLook: When meeting for dinner to accept Miyo's thanks, Godo goofs around and jokingly asks for Miyo to marry him instead (which she politely declines). A chapter at the end of Volume 2 of the manga reveals this performance to be a SecretTestOfCharacter for Miyo, with Godo making sure that she isn't trying to manipulate Kudou.
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[[folder:Tadakiyo Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
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* HiddenElfVillage: The family is notoriously secretive, with little being known about them even amongst the other Gifted families. The marriage of Miyo's mother into the Saimori family is noted by Kiyoka to be unbelievably rare.
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* GenerationalMagicDecline: Their Gift has reached the point where they are no longer able to perform Anti-Grotesquerie duties. This decline is one of their main motivators in marrying off their children into powerful families and maintaining their status.
* {{Seer}}: The Gift of the Saimori family, although Kaya is the only one able to use it.
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* RevengeByProxy: Takes out her rage and envy on Miyo since she couldn't be allowed to marry Miyo's father first.
* TooDumbToLive: For starters, she decides to take her frustrations over not being able to marry the man she loved out on Miyo, who played no role in the decision. If anything, she should probably blame the man who agreed to the arranged marriage despite being in love. She goes along with Kaya's plan to try and get Kudo to break off his engagement with Miyo and instead marry Kaya, never once considering that this might upset him. Even more than her husband, she lets her disdain for Miyo and her mother supersede her common sense.
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo's biological mother Sumi destroyed, and harshly treats Miyo like a servant, even sending away Hana, the one servant who had shown Miyo any sort of kindness.
* TooDumbToLive: For starters, she decides to take her frustrations over not being able to marry the man she loved out on Miyo, who played no role in the decision. If anything, she should probably blame the man who agreed to the arranged marriage despite being in love. She goes along with Kaya's plan to try and get Kudo to break off his engagement with Miyo and instead marry Kaya, never once considering that this might upset him. Even more than her husband, she lets her disdain for Miyo and her mother supersede her common sense.
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo's biological mother Sumi destroyed, and harshly treats Miyo like a servant, even sending away Hana, the one servant who had shown Miyo any sort of kindness.
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* RevengeByProxy: Takes out her rage and envy on for Sumi towards Miyo since she couldn't be wasn't allowed to marry Miyo's father first.
* TooDumbToLive: For starters, she decides to take her frustrations over not being able to marry the man she loved out on Miyo, who played no role in the decision. If anything, she should probably blame the man who agreed to the arranged marriage despite being in love. She goes along with Kaya's plan to try and get Kudo to break off his engagement with Miyo and instead marry Kaya, never once considering thatthis Kudo might upset him.retaliate or refuse to accept kaya. Even more than her husband, she lets her disdain for Miyo and her mother supersede her common sense. \n When the Saimori estate is set aflame, she screams that is Miyo is responsible (keep in mind that, aside from refusing to annul the engagement, Miyo had done nothing besides getting beaten bloody and nearly strangled by Kanoko herself).
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo'sbiological mother Sumi destroyed, and harshly treats Miyo like a servant, even sending away Hana, the one servant who had shown Miyo any sort of kindness.
* TooDumbToLive: For starters, she decides to take her frustrations over not being able to marry the man she loved out on Miyo, who played no role in the decision. If anything, she should probably blame the man who agreed to the arranged marriage despite being in love. She goes along with Kaya's plan to try and get Kudo to break off his engagement with Miyo and instead marry Kaya, never once considering that
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo's
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Kaya begins as this to Miyo, having beauty, social aptitude, and a Gift. [[spoiler:This is eventually subverted after the fall of the Saimori's, followed by the awakening of Miyo's more powerful Gift.]]
* BetterPartnerAssertion: [[spoiler:Does this in an attempt to justify Miyo's kidnapping. It works about as well as you'd expect.]]
* BetterPartnerAssertion: [[spoiler:Does this in an attempt to justify Miyo's kidnapping. It works about as well as you'd expect.]]
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* EntitledToHaveYou: She sets [[spoiler:the kidnapping of Miyo in motion]] because she believes that she is better daughter of the Saimori family and thus more deserving to be Kudou's bride. [[spoiler:He has none of it.]]
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* EntitledToHaveYou: She sets [[spoiler:the kidnapping of Miyo in motion]] mainly because she believes that she is entitled to have better daughter of the Saimori family and thus more deserving to be Kudou's bride. [[spoiler:He has none of it.]] things in life than Miyo.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Miyo and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Kouji even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of the Saimori family, her husband becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Miyo and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Kouji even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of the Saimori her family, her husband fiancé becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
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* HeelRealization: Played with. He was never evil and at worst was a bit abrasive when interacting with Mio. Upon realizing that she was neglected and abused by her family, he adopts a more gentle demeanor with her and tries to use his influence to force her father to apologize.
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* HeelRealization: Played with. He was never evil and at worst was a bit abrasive when interacting with Mio.Miyo. Upon realizing that she was neglected and abused by her family, he adopts a more gentle demeanor with her and tries to use his influence to force her father to apologize.
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* AbusiveParents: Downplayed, in the sense that he was never directly abusive towards Miyo. However, he neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.
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* AbusiveParents: Downplayed, in the sense that AccompliceByInaction: Unlike his second wife and Kaya, he was is never directly abusive towards Miyo. However, he neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's also did nothing to protect her, allowing his family to abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be and treating her like a servant rather than his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.daughter.
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* ChildrenAsPawns: What his attitude seems to be towards his children. It is implied that his dismissal of Miyo began when she failed to show any signs of a Gift.
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* ChildrenAsPawns: What his attitude seems to be towards his children. It is implied that his dismissal of Miyo began when she failed to show any signs of a Gift. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Kaya demands to have her position swapped with Miyo ''right after'' his meeting with Kiyoka. Shinichi knew that he was on ''very thin ice'' with Kiyoka and that the swap would never work: had he communicated that to Kaya instead of brushing her off, he could have convinced her that the matter was a lost cause.
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* TooDumbToLive: He only went along with an ArrangedMarriage to Miyo's mother because he wanted a member of his household to get the Usuba family's powerful gift. When it appears to have skipped Miyo, he loses all interest in her, refusing to even consider arranging a desirable marriage for her. He only arranges her marriage to Kiyoka because he bought into the rumors about him being cruel and assumes he'll just toss Miyo out, giving him an excuse to be rid of her without the stigma that would come with just kicking her out. Other characters point out how this was a very stupid and wasteful decision and that he let his disdain for his first wife cloud his judgement. There's still a very real chance that one of Miyo's children will inherit the Usuba family's power. He easily could have gotten a hefty bride price or the favor of another family through her if he hadn't been so needlessly spiteful.
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* TooDumbToLive: He only went along with an ArrangedMarriage to Miyo's mother because he his family wanted a member of his the household to get the Usuba family's powerful gift. When it appears to have skipped Miyo, he loses all interest in her, refusing to even consider arranging a desirable marriage for her. He only arranges her marriage to Kiyoka because he bought into the rumors about him being cruel and assumes he'll just toss Miyo out, giving him an excuse to be rid of her without the stigma that would come with just kicking her out. Other characters point out how this was a very stupid and wasteful decision and that he let his disdain for his first wife cloud his judgement. There's still a very real chance that one of Miyo's children will inherit the Usuba family's power. He easily could have gotten a hefty bride price or the favor of another family through her if he hadn't been so needlessly spiteful.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Mio and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Minoru even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of the Saimori family, her husband becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: Working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Mio Miyo and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Minoru Kouji even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of the Saimori family, her husband becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: Working working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
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* HeelRealization: Played with. He was never evil and at worst was a bit abrasive when interacting with Mio. Upon realizing that she was neglected and abused by her family, he adopts a more gentle demeanor with her and tries to use his influence to force her father to apologize.
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The head of the Saimori family and Miyo and Kaya's father. He had already fallen in love with Kanoko, but agrees to an ArrangedMarriage with Miyo's mother in the hopes of siring a child with the Usuba family's gift. After his first wife passes and it seems that Miyo did not inherit the power, he has her act as a servant so she can be of some use and marries Kanoko.
* {{Irony}}: It's heavily implied he would have treated Miyo with a modicum of decency if she'd inherited the Usuba family's gift. He married her mother in the hopes of strengthening his household, but [[spoiler: not only did Miyo actually have the Usuba family gift, his cruelty to her ultimately leads to his household's downfall.]]
* TooDumbToLive: He only went along with an ArrangedMarriage to Miyo's mother because he wanted a member of his household to get the Usuba family's powerful gift. When it appears to have skipped Miyo, he loses all interest in her, refusing to even consider arranging a desirable marriage for her. He only arranges her marriage to Kiyoka because he bought into the rumors about him being cruel and assumes he'll just toss Miyo out, giving him an excuse to be rid of her without the stigma that would come with just kicking her out. Other characters point out how this was a very stupid and wasteful decision and that he let his disdain for his first wife cloud his judgement. There's still a very real chance that one of Miyo's children will inherit the Usuba family's power. He easily could have gotten a hefty bride price or the favor of another family through her if he hadn't been so needlessly spiteful.
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Shinichi's second wife and Kaya's mother.
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Shinichi's second wife and Kaya's mother. She blames Miyo's mother for the fact that she couldn't marry the man she loved, and takes her frustrations out on Miyo.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: She did eventually get to marry the man she loved, and gave him a magically gifted child. She even gets RevengeByProxy by abusing the daughter of the woman who married the man she loved. Of course, her daughter's magic is quite common amongst the gifted, and [[spoiler: her husband had been living beyond his means.]] In the end, [[spoiler: her arrogance and cruelty plays a major role in their manor burning down and her family losing everything.]]
* TooDumbToLive: For starters, she decides to take her frustrations over not being able to marry the man she loved out on Miyo, who played no role in the decision. If anything, she should probably blame the man who agreed to the arranged marriage despite being in love. She goes along with Kaya's plan to try and get Kudo to break off his engagement with Miyo and instead marry Kaya, never once considering that this might upset him. Even more than her husband, she lets her disdain for Miyo and her mother supersede her common sense.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If she hadn't stolen Kouji from Miyo, she probably would have just married into a different noble household and the only thing she would have lost would have been the ability to outright abuse Mio and get away with it Scott free. If she had settled for Minoru even after finding out that Kiyoka was actually handsome and quite kind, she would have gone on to live as the lady of the Saimori household. [[spoiler: She may not have even had to give up much luxury if the Tatsushi's had stepped in to help with their finances.]] She decides to steal Kiyoka, and this [[spoiler: leads to the collapse of the Saimori family, her husband becoming outright hostile towards her, and him deciding to use his status to punish her.]] In the end, [[spoiler: she is consigned to the lifestyle Miyo endured: Working as a servant to a family that does not care about her and living with someone who is going to make her life miserable.]]
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A childhood friend of Miyo, one of the very few people she was ever close to.
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A childhood friend of Miyo, one of the very few people she was ever close to. He had promised to marry Miyo as a way to save her from her abusive family, but gives up without only a few words of protest when his father decides that he should marry Kaya instead.
* {{Irony}}: In the end, he winds up in a position not unlike that of Miyo's father. He [[spoiler: comes to loathe Kaya for hurting the woman he loved and wanted to marry, and decides to use his position in the family to punish her and make her act as a servant.]] The main caveat is that [[spoiler: he's punishing someone who actively hurt Miyo, whereas the Saimoris hurt Miyo for things she had no control over.]]
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* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:An option he has considered in order to free both himself and Miyo from their abusive families. Fortunately, Kiyoka interference and rescuing Miyo from the Saimori's meant he didn't have to go through with it]].
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully explored his true potential.
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully explored his true potential.
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* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:An option he has considered in order to free both himself and Miyo from their abusive families. Fortunately, Kiyoka interference and rescuing Miyo from the Saimori's meant he didn't have to go through with it]].
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully exploredhis true potential.what he's capable of.
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully explored
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* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:The well-deserved aftermath of their kidnapping plot of Miyo. The manor is burned down, leaving the family in ruins. Shinichi and Kanoko are forced to relocate to the countryside, while Kaya is made to work as a servant for another family.]]
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* RichesToRags: [[spoiler:The well-deserved aftermath of their kidnapping plot of Miyo. The manor is burned down, leaving the family in ruins. Shinichi and Kanoko are forced to relocate to the countryside, while Kaya is made to work as a servant for another family.]]
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.
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* AbusiveParents: He Downplayed, in the sense that he was never directly abusive towards Miyo. However, he neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.
* ChildrenAsPawns: What his attitude seems to be towards his children. It is implied that his dismissal of Miyo began when she failed to show any signs of a Gift.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He sends Miyo to the Kudou household in an effort to get rid of her, not expecting that Kiyoka would accept her as his bride.
* GoneHorriblyRight: He sends Miyo to the Kudou household in an effort to get rid of her, not expecting that Kiyoka would accept her as his bride.
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* RichesToRags: Appropriates comeuppance for the horrors she has inflicted on an innocent girl.
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* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvement in kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].]]
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* RichesToRags: A variation. IronicEcho: [[spoiler:Because of her involvement in kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].home.]]
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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Initially, Miyo is fearful of marrying Kudou because of the rumors surrounding him on account of having driven off every prospective bride he's had. Fortunately for her, Kudou is ''nothing'' like the rumors suggest, and the reason he refused to marry her predecessors is because every last one of them was a SpoiledBrat.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Downplayed. The anime gives him a pair of round spectacles.
* ParentalNeglect: He never outright abuses Miyo as much as he chooses not to protect her from his wife and other daughter.
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* AdaptationalHairStyleChange: In the manga, Kanoko has straight hair. The anime makes her hairstyle more wavey, making it closer in appearance to her daughter's.
* HateSink: From start to end, this woman remains nothing but a petty, cruel, and envious ball of hate.
* HateSink: From start to end, this woman remains nothing but a petty, cruel, and envious ball of hate.
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* AdaptationalHairStyleChange: In the manga, Kanoko has straight hair. hair tied in a bun. The anime makes gives her hairstyle short wavy hair more wavey, making it closer similar in appearance texture to her daughter's.
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* TheDreaded: They have this role among the Gifted families, owing to the nature of their abilities.
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* TheDreaded: They have this role among the Gifted families, owing to the nature of their abilities.
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[[folder: Minoru Tatsuishi]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KenyuHoriuchi (Japanese)
The head of the Tatsuishi house.
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The head of the Tatsuishi house.
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* IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Takes it in stride when he realizes that Miyo is in love with Kudo, knowing that she is in good hands and acknowledging that Kudo has done more to help her.]]
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[[folder: Kazushi Tatsuishi]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/ToshinariFukamachi (Japanese)
The eldest son of the Tatsuishi family.
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/ToshinariFukamachi (Japanese)
The eldest son of the Tatsuishi family.
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* AffluentAscetic: While his family is among the richest of the Gifted families, he lives in a relatively humble estate with only Yurie as his caretaker.
* AdaptationalHairStyleChange: In the manga, Kanoko has straight hair. The anime makes her hairstyle more wavey, making it closer in appearance to her daughter's.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Kaya's abuse towards Miyo is a product of her upbringing, having been raised by her parents to hate her half-sister.
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* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Kaya's abuse towards Miyo is a product of her upbringing, having been raised by her parents to hate her half-sister. As Kudo notes, while her behavior is not out of petty spite like her parents, it is still no justification for what she did.
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* AbusiveParents: Much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanoko is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanoko berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
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* AbusiveParents: Far more so than her husband. Much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanoko is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanoko berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
* KickTheDog: Blames Miyo for ''everything''.
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* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvement on kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].]]
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* EntitledToHaveYou: She sets [[spoiler:the kidnapping of Miyo in motion]] because she believes that she is better daughter of the Saimori family and thus more deserving to be Kudou's bride. [[spoiler:He has none of it.]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Kaya's abuse towards Miyo is a product of her upbringing, having been raised by her parents to hate her half-sister.
* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvementon in kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].]]
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Kaya's abuse towards Miyo is a product of her upbringing, having been raised by her parents to hate her half-sister.
* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvement
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!!Kudou family
[[folder:Tadakiyo Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
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[[folder:Fuyu Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's mother.
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*{{Tsundere}}: Softens into this towards Miyo by the end of Volume 3.
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[[folder:Hazuki Kudou]]
Kiyoka's older sister.
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* CoolBigSis: To Kiyoka and to Miyo as well.
!!Kudou family
[[folder:Tadakiyo Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's father and the former head of the Kudou family.
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[[folder:Fuyu Kudou]]
Kiyoka and Hazuki's mother.
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*{{Tsundere}}: Softens into this towards Miyo by the end of Volume 3.
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[[folder:Hazuki Kudou]]
Kiyoka's older sister.
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* CoolBigSis: To Kiyoka and to Miyo as well.
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* GrewASpine: [[spoiler:Despite having PTSD flashbacks to being locked up in the Saimori warehouse and just suffering a beating from her stepmother Kanako, Miyo refused to verbally break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
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* GrewASpine: [[spoiler:Despite having PTSD flashbacks to being locked up in the Saimori warehouse and just suffering a beating from her stepmother Kanako, Kanoko, Miyo refused to verbally break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
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* BarrierWarrior: He can create forcefields using paper talismans, although they prove useless against Kiyoka.
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* BarrierWarrior: He can create forcefields force fields using paper talismans, although they prove useless against Kiyoka.
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[[folder: Kanako Kanoko Saimori]]
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* AbusiveParents: Much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanako Kanoko is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanako Kanoko berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
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Second daughter of the Saimori family, daughter to Shinichi and Kanako, and thus Miyo's younger half-sister.
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Second daughter of the Saimori family, daughter to Shinichi and Kanako, Kanoko, and thus Miyo's younger half-sister.
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!!Tsuruki/[[spoiler:Usuba]] family
[[folder:Arata Tsuruki]]
A young man who works for the Tsuruki Trading Company as a mediator. He seems to have some sort of interest in Miyo. In Volume 2 it's revealed that [[spoiler:he is Miyo's cousin on her mother's side]].
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* KissingCousins: [[spoiler: He wanted to marry Miyo and even fought Kiyoka for her (and won), but he eventually gives up on her because he can tell that she's much happier with Kiyoka]].
!!Tsuruki/[[spoiler:Usuba]] family
[[folder:Arata Tsuruki]]
A young man who works for the Tsuruki Trading Company as a mediator. He seems to have some sort of interest in Miyo. In Volume 2 it's revealed that [[spoiler:he is Miyo's cousin on her mother's side]].
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* KissingCousins: [[spoiler: He wanted to marry Miyo and even fought Kiyoka for her (and won), but he eventually gives up on her because he can tell that she's much happier with Kiyoka]].
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* DreamWalker: [[spoiler:Miyo's ability, which was sealed away by her mother in order to protect her. Unfortunately, that seal has begun to weaken resulting in the poor girl experiencing nightmares every time she falls asleep]].
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* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. However, it's hinted that her power simply takes time to manifest and develop.
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* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. However, it's hinted that [[spoiler:Miyo does indeed have an ability, but it was secretly sealed by her power simply takes time birth mother in order to manifest and develop.protect her from her maternal family]].
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* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new kimono.
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* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new brand-new kimono.
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* TheAce: Handsome, intelligent, rich, as well powerful in both Gift and political among other renown families.
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* TheAce: Handsome, intelligent, rich, wealthy, as well powerful in both Gift and political politics among other renown families.renowned families.
* BarrierWarrior: He can project a circular forcefield without the need to use a talisman.
* BarrierWarrior: He can project a circular forcefield without the need to use a talisman.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. There are many rumors about him having a cold heart due to him kicking out all of the prospective brides sent to him, but he is in reality a reasonable and compassionate man.
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* ShockAndAwe: One of his abilities, which lets him shock people unconscious and even call down lightning.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. There are many rumors about him having a cold heart due to him kicking out all of the prospective brides sent tohim, but him. In reality, he is in reality a reasonable and compassionate man.man and the previous bride candidates were all [[SpoiledBrat too shallow and entitled]].
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. There are many rumors about him having a cold heart due to him kicking out all of the prospective brides sent to
* CoolOldLady: She is very kind and caring to her charges, always ready to provide some wisdom to the budding couple in her care and as a long-time servant of a prestigious family, she is quite observant.
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister.
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and half-sister. When Kiyoka later confronts him about the Saimori's abuse against Miyo, Shinichi coldly reveals he has [[HiddenDisdainReveal never]] even considered her to be his daughter, she was always meant to be a pawn for the Saimori's advancement.
* BarrierWarrior: He can create forcefields using paper talismans, although they prove useless against Kiyoka.
* RichesToRags: A well-deserved fate for everything he and his family has put Miyo through.
* BarrierWarrior: He can create forcefields using paper talismans, although they prove useless against Kiyoka.
* RichesToRags: A well-deserved fate for everything he and his family has put Miyo through.
* HateSink: From start to end, this woman remains nothing but a petty, cruel, and envious ball of hate.
* RevengeByProxy: Takes out her rage and envy on Miyo since she couldn't be allowed to marry Miyo's father first.
* RichesToRags: Appropriates comeuppance for the horrors she has inflicted on an innocent girl.
* RevengeByProxy: Takes out her rage and envy on Miyo since she couldn't be allowed to marry Miyo's father first.
* RichesToRags: Appropriates comeuppance for the horrors she has inflicted on an innocent girl.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she does appear more prettier than Miyo, Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she does appear more prettier than Miyo, Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat.
* {{Seer}}: She has the '''Spirit Sight''' ability which lets her remotely view locations by connecting her vision with a shikigami charm.
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* ExtremeDoormat: His father and Kaya sees him as one. [[spoiler:Lampshaded himself when he got tied up after confronting his father and Kaya for kidnapping Miyo in their plot on trying to force Miyo to break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
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* ExtremeDoormat: His father and Kaya sees see him as one. [[spoiler:Lampshaded himself when he got tied up after confronting his father and Kaya for kidnapping Miyo in their plot on trying to force Miyo to break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
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* MindOverMatter: He is telekinetic and when experiencing strong emotions, can even lift several heavy pieces of furniture at once.
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:An option he has considered in order to free both himself and Miyo from their abusive families. Fortunately, Kiyoka interference and rescuing Miyo from the Saimori's meant he didn't have to go through with it]].
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully explored his true potential.
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:An option he has considered in order to free both himself and Miyo from their abusive families. Fortunately, Kiyoka interference and rescuing Miyo from the Saimori's meant he didn't have to go through with it]].
* UnskilledButStrong: It's implied he has great potential as an Ability User, but his genteel nature means he has never fully explored his true potential.
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* BigDamnHeroes: He saves from her kidnapping by the Saimori and Tatsuishi families.
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* BigDamnHeroes: He saves Miyo from her kidnapping by the Saimori and Tatsuishi families.
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* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell of herself.
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* ApologizesALot: A defense mechanism born out of abuse from her stepmother Kanoko and half-sister Kaya, something which Kiyoka tries to slowly break Miyo out of.
* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell ofherself. herself.
* GrewASpine: [[spoiler:Despite having PTSD flashbacks to being locked up in the Saimori warehouse and just suffering a beating from her stepmother Kanako, Miyo refused to verbally break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell of
* GrewASpine: [[spoiler:Despite having PTSD flashbacks to being locked up in the Saimori warehouse and just suffering a beating from her stepmother Kanako, Miyo refused to verbally break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: The poor sibling to Kaya's rich sibling. [[spoiler: This gets reversed at the end of the first novel volume when Miyo officially becomes Kiyoka's fiancee and Kaya is sent to work as a servant at an ordinary family.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new kimono.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the manga, her mother looks exactly like an older version of her.
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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: The poor sibling to Kaya's rich sibling. [[spoiler: This gets reversed at the end of the first novel volume when Miyo officially becomes Kiyoka's fiancee fiancee, and Kaya is sent to work as a servant at an ordinary family.
family as punishment for being involved of Miyo's kidnapping.]]
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kimono.
* ShrinkingViolet: Very timid and nervous around Kiyoka, even when he takes her out for a day in town, no thanks to her years of abuse and neglect from her own family.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the manga, her mother looks exactly like an older version of her.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new
* ShrinkingViolet: Very timid and nervous around Kiyoka, even when he takes her out for a day in town, no thanks to her years of abuse and neglect from her own family.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the manga, her mother looks exactly like an older version of her.
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The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but soon discovers that she is different.
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The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but soon discovers that she is different. far different.
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and stepsister.
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* AbusiveParents: Much as she treats Miyo harshly like a servant, Kanako is just as horrible to her own biological daughter Kaya. This is highlighted in a flashback of Kaya in chapter 13, where Kanako berates Kaya for flubbing just a bit on the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(instrument) koto]]'', demanding her to never become like Miyo.
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo's biological mother Sumi destroyed, and harshly treats Miyo like a servant, even sending away Hana, the one servant who had shown Miyo any sort of kindness.
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[[folder: Kaya Saimori]]
Second daughter of the Saimori family, daughter to Shinichi and Kanako, and thus Miyo's younger half-sister.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she does appear more prettier than Miyo, Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat.
* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvement on kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].]]
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!!Associates
[[folder: Kouji Tatsuishi]]
A childhood friend of Miyo, one of the very few people she was ever close to.
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* ExtremeDoormat: His father and Kaya sees him as one. [[spoiler:Lampshaded himself when he got tied up after confronting his father and Kaya for kidnapping Miyo in their plot on trying to force Miyo to break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
* GrewASpine: Actually got Kaya to shut up [[spoiler:as he drags her away from the burning Saimori mansion, knowing that Miyo would be sad if Kaya got injured or died in the fire.]]
* WickedStepmother: After marrying Shinichi, she had the possessions of Miyo's biological mother Sumi destroyed, and harshly treats Miyo like a servant, even sending away Hana, the one servant who had shown Miyo any sort of kindness.
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[[folder: Kaya Saimori]]
Second daughter of the Saimori family, daughter to Shinichi and Kanako, and thus Miyo's younger half-sister.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she does appear more prettier than Miyo, Kaya treats her older half-sister cruelly, and even with her engagement to Kouji, treats him like a doormat.
* RichesToRags: A variation. [[spoiler:Because of her involvement on kidnapping Miyo, her punishment is to [[IronicEcho live and work like a servant at another home]].]]
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!!Associates
[[folder: Kouji Tatsuishi]]
A childhood friend of Miyo, one of the very few people she was ever close to.
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* ExtremeDoormat: His father and Kaya sees him as one. [[spoiler:Lampshaded himself when he got tied up after confronting his father and Kaya for kidnapping Miyo in their plot on trying to force Miyo to break her engagement to Kiyoka.]]
* GrewASpine: Actually got Kaya to shut up [[spoiler:as he drags her away from the burning Saimori mansion, knowing that Miyo would be sad if Kaya got injured or died in the fire.]]
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!!Saimori family
[[folder: Shinichi Saimori]]
The head of the Saimori family and Miyo and Kaya's father.
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and stepsister.
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[[folder: Kanako Saimori]]
Shinichi's second wife and Kaya's mother.
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[[folder: Shinichi Saimori]]
The head of the Saimori family and Miyo and Kaya's father.
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* AbusiveParents: He neglected Miyo and never stood up for her when she was being bullied by her stepmother and stepsister.
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[[folder: Kanako Saimori]]
Shinichi's second wife and Kaya's mother.
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* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell.
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* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell.shell of herself.
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* ItsAllMyFault: She has a tendency to think this way due to her abusive childhood, but is slowly growing out of it.
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* OldRetainer: She was Kiyoka's nurse and followed him to his new house in the city.
* OldRetainer: She was Kiyoka's nurse and followed him to his new house in the city.
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* TheAce: Handsome, intelligent, rich, powerful...
* BigDamnHeroes: He saves from her kidnapping by the Saimori and Tatsuishi families.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. There are many rumors about him having a cold heart due to him kicking out all of the prospective brides sent to him, but he is in reality a reasonable and compassionate man.
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[[folder: Yurie]]
The sole servant in Kiyoka's household. She was his former nurse, so she knew him since he was young.
* BigDamnHeroes: He saves from her kidnapping by the Saimori and Tatsuishi families.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Subverted. There are many rumors about him having a cold heart due to him kicking out all of the prospective brides sent to him, but he is in reality a reasonable and compassionate man.
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[[folder: Yurie]]
The sole servant in Kiyoka's household. She was his former nurse, so she knew him since he was young.
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The daughter of Shinichi and Sumi Saimori and the oldest daughter of the Saimori family. She is abused and treated like a servant after her mother dies and her father marries his former lover, but her life changes when she becomes engaged to Kiyoka Kudou.
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The daughter of Shinichi and Sumi Saimori and the oldest daughter of the Saimori family. She is abused and treated like a servant after her mother dies and her father marries gets remarried to his former lover, but her life changes completely when she becomes engaged to Kiyoka Kudou. Kudou.
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* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell.
* IAmNotPretty: She believes herself to be ugly, especially when compared to Kaya. This is due to her low self-esteem that comes from years of abuse.
* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. However, it's hinted that her power simply takes time to manifest and develop.
* RichSiblingPoorSibling: The poor sibling to Kaya's rich sibling. [[spoiler: This gets reversed at the end of the first novel volume when Miyo officially becomes Kiyoka's fiancee and Kaya is sent to work as a servant at an ordinary family.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new kimono.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the manga, her mother looks exactly like an older version of her.
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[[folder: Kiyoka Kudou]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KaitoIshikawa
The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but soon discovers that she is different.
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* BrokenBird: Years of abuse and neglect have made Miyo a traumatized shell.
* IAmNotPretty: She believes herself to be ugly, especially when compared to Kaya. This is due to her low self-esteem that comes from years of abuse.
* MuggleBornOfMages: Despite both parents being ability users (her mother being a member of the powerful but mysterious Usuba family), Miyo isn't even born with Spirit-Sight, which allows someone to see the Grotesqueries. This causes her to be shunned by her father. However, it's hinted that her power simply takes time to manifest and develop.
* RichSiblingPoorSibling: The poor sibling to Kaya's rich sibling. [[spoiler: This gets reversed at the end of the first novel volume when Miyo officially becomes Kiyoka's fiancee and Kaya is sent to work as a servant at an ordinary family.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Kiyoka is stunned when he sees her dressed in a brand new kimono.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the manga, her mother looks exactly like an older version of her.
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[[folder: Kiyoka Kudou]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/KaitoIshikawa
The head of the Kudou family, one of the most renowned Gifted families. He is also the commander of the Special Anti-Grotesquerie Unit. At first, he thinks Miyo is just like the other conceited women sent to him as his fiancee, but soon discovers that she is different.
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!!Kiyoka Kudou's household
[[folder: Miyo Saimori]]
The daughter of Shinichi and Sumi Saimori and the oldest daughter of the Saimori family. She is abused and treated like a servant after her mother dies and her father marries his former lover, but her life changes when she becomes engaged to Kiyoka Kudou.
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!!Kiyoka Kudou's household
[[folder: Miyo Saimori]]
The daughter of Shinichi and Sumi Saimori and the oldest daughter of the Saimori family. She is abused and treated like a servant after her mother dies and her father marries his former lover, but her life changes when she becomes engaged to Kiyoka Kudou.
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